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Moon Light World Map

The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

UTC time = Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 12:05:26.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 8%

Previous phaseNew MoonThursday, March 19, 2026 at 1:23 am
Next phaseFirst QuarterWednesday, March 25, 2026 at 7:17 pm

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 12:05:26 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 37' North, Longitude: 29° 11' East

The ground speed is currently 428.78 meters/second, 1543.6 kilometres/hour, 959.2 miles/hour or 833.5 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 27.9"15.98 miWest0° 00' 14.3"0.27 miNorth15.99 mi
1 hour14° 27' 50.1"958.75 miWest0° 14' 15.1"16.33 miNorth958.30 mi
24 hours13° 18' 10.8"881.83 miEast5° 12' 03.3"357.73 miNorth939.38 mi

Locations with the Moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
KhartoumSat 2:05 pm376 km233 miles203 nmEast-southeast ESE
Al-UbayyidSat 2:05 pm396 km246 miles214 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Al-FashirSat 2:05 pm528 km328 miles285 nmSouthwest SW
KostiSat 2:05 pm535 km333 miles289 nmSoutheast SE
KassalaSat 2:05 pm783 km487 miles423 nmEast E
TeseneySat 3:05 pm817 km508 miles441 nmEast E
MalakalSat 2:05 pm829 km515 miles448 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Port SudanSat 2:05 pm913 km567 miles493 nmEast-northeast ENE
AswanSat 2:05 pm914 km568 miles493 nmNorth-northeast NNE
AbéchéSat 1:05 pm948 km589 miles512 nmWest-southwest WSW

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